I have increased nasal drainage and a wet cough.
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Members confirmed that increased nasal drainage and wet cough can indeed be side effects of chemotherapy and radiation, with several sharing... Read more
It does lessen or eventually go away.
No it was not. Cough is being caused by radiation according to my DR and it is a lot better since I completed that portion of my treatment.
Was Pneumonia part oof your diagnosis? During chemo its important to remember your immune system is very compromised making you easily subject to respiratory infections. Definateĺy speak withcyour Oncologist/Hemotologist.
Me too! Sometimes my nose starts running like a river! Glad it’s not just me!
I had loose congestion and a productive cough during and for a while after chemo. I could feel gurgling in my upper chest when I would lay down. The repetitive coughing kept me and my wife awake. I started drinking a large dose of Robitussin an hour before bed time. I actually used the cheaper, Walmart Equate 'Tussin'. It did seem to help. That and trying to cough up and spit out all I could immediately before laying down.